Insects

Question 1

Scabies

Answer 1

Contagious disease caused by an itch mite
Transmitted via personal contact
Female mite tunnels into skin depositing eggs & creating a burrow (mm to 1 cm long)
Symptoms appear 3-5 weeks later
Primary lesion (burrows, papules, vesicles)
Severe pruritus that is worse at night

Question 2

Pediculosis

Answer 2

Lice infestation that can occur in 3 areas:
Head (pediculosis capitis)
Body (pediculosis corporis)
Pubic area (phthirus pubis)

Highly contagious

Female louse reproduces every 2 weeks producing hundred of nits

Question 3

Lice

Answer 3

Lice pierce skin & secrete a toxic saliva pruritus

Pruritus is the major symptom

Other symptoms:
Body lice:
pinpoint red macule, papule or wheal with a hemorrhagic puncture site

Question 4

Bed Bugs

Answer 4

Parasites living in furniture, walls, floors and bedding
Reddish brown in color
Attach to skin and suck blood from host
Attracted by warmth and CO2
Symptoms:
Erythema
Pruritic papules